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:Ballmer: We'll Look at Open Source, But We Won't Touch
Ballmer: We'll Look at Open Source, But We Won't Touch
Jul 11, 2008, 15 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (8244 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Asay)

"Steve Ballmer is at least willing to talk with the open-source crowd now, as his comments at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 demonstrate. He's just not willing to actually engage in open source as an appreciable part of his company's business. Fair enough.

"Ballmer lacks the imagination to conceive of a world where Microsoft could open-source code and still make a lot of money (He's apparently not heard of 'Google'...)"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
> Yes, we're proud that the best PHP ...   According to Ballmer....   
wsd
Jul 11, 2008, 16:22:03
 
 Yes, we're proud that the best PHP  ...   Re: According to Ballmer....   
GreyGeek
Jul 11, 2008, 19:31:57
 
Lead by a man without vision, Microsoft  ...   Blind captain at the helm of MS Titanic   
Don
Jul 11, 2008, 20:17:30
 
[GreyGeek]: Ballmer's claim, then, c ...   What will Ballmer do for Zend .. to Zend?   
Jose_X
Jul 11, 2008, 23:14:23
 
Where else will Microsoft get their "new ...   More like we'll steal but not tell   
Fred Williams
Jul 13, 2008, 18:50:50
 
Sorry to sprinkle cold water but Microso ...   Pretty funny as Linux rides on Microsoft back   
bsd forever
Jul 14, 2008, 01:41:34
 
> Sorry to sprinkle cold water but Micro ...   Re: Pretty funny as Linux rides on Microsoft back   
DDahl
Jul 14, 2008, 05:33:50
 
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